X Games Take Over Austin

Updated: Thursday, June 5 2014, 09:28 AM CDT

Austin's first ever X Games kicks off on Friday. Festivities will be split between Downtown Austin and Circuit of the Americas.

Friday's events in Downtown Austin are free to the public and fans can see all the action up close. Tony Hawk and Friends will perform a demo at 5:00 pm, followed by Vert Competitions and Myspace will present a concert.

Saturday and Sunday the action will be moved to COTA. For those unfamiliar with the games, there is more to see than skateboarding and BMX bikes. There's also Moto X, where you can witness athletes perform insane tricks on dirt bikes, RallyCross, where race car drivers will take to dirt tracks, plus concerts galore.

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